The UC Undergraduate Experience Survey is a census survey

Last updated: 4/24/2023

The UC Undergraduate Experience Survey is a census survey administered to all undergraduates enrolled at University of California campuses For the first time in spring 2016 the survey included questions about food insecurity defined as an inadequate food intake for financial reasons at some point in the past 12 months and homelessness defined as not having reliable housing at some point in the past 12 months We can use the findings to create a probability model describing the population of UC undergraduate students in 2016 Students who experienced homelessness were more likely to experience food insecurity Among students who reported having experienced homelessness 77 percent also reported having experienced food insecurity compared to 42 percent who reported not having experienced homelessness Figure 7 About nine percent of undergraduate students who reported experiencing food insecurity also reported having been homeless four percentage points higher than the undergraduate prevalence overall 44 Overall Food Insecurity 42 Not Homeless 77 Homeless 5 Overall Homelessness 2 Food Secure 9 Food Insecure Figure 7 Comparisons of undergraduates experiencing food insecurity and homelessness Let s use the following notation for the sample space of UC undergraduate students in 2016 H homeless not H not homeless FI food insecure not FI food secure not insecure You may want to start by labeling each value cited using probability notation to make sure that you understand what they actually represent 1 The value 77 represents the probability Select 2 In 2016 what was the probability that a randomly selected UC undergrad had experienced both food insecurity and homelessness at some point in the past 12 months Your answer falls within the range Select 3 Food insecurity and homelessness are Select undergrad population The UCI Basic Needs Center offers a variety of services to UCI students to help them meet their basic needs food pantry CalFresh application assistance emergency food and on campus housing outcomes in the UC